08/08/2014 Look East - West

That's all from us. Now it's time for the news where

The Care Quality Commission has served a number of formal notices,

after concerns were raised about the treatment of elderly

and vulnerable patients, at a care home in Peterborotgh.

Werrington Lodge has been told it must improve

after inspectors originally found eight serious breaches.

Residents were not protected from the risk of infection `nd some

Cambridgeshire police is also investigating after a series

The care home under increashng scrutiny. Today, the Care Qtality

Commission gave its verdict on Werrington Lodge. Some of the

report's shocking findings hnclude patients left in wet and sohled

beds. Calls from patients for help ignored. And patients were `lso at

risk of falls and injury. The commission visited the home back in

May. So concerned with what it found, it contacted the council

safeguarding team. Warning notices were served. After initial concerns,

city councillors made their own unannounced visit. We wanted to make

it clear to the people who `re now looking to rectify the situ`tion

that as a local ward councillor we have a role to fulfil. And we are

there to support them, if they themselves require it. But the mood

was positive. And we cannot ignore the fact that the CQC report

highlights significant concdrns The management of the care home said

it was deeply concerned that standards had fallen well bdlow what

they expect from residents. The company running the home has

declared to be interviewed. But they have issued a statement sayhng that

as soon as they were mere aware of the findings, they take immddiate

action. Investment has been made. They movie has dashed they know they

have made progress and this has been recognised by external parthes. We

were very concerned. We havd taken robust enforcement action using our

powers to warm the provider of the action they need to take to make

sure that residents are getting the quality of care and support that

they have every right to expect The Care Quality Commission says while

some progress has been made, much work still needs to be done. The

plan more unannounced inspections. Flash flooding left commuters

stranded at rush hour in Cambridgeshire this evenhng,

some of them for several hotrs. March, Wisbech,

Dry Drayton and Bar hill ard worst affected, with police warning

drivers not to venture out tonight. Fourteen hundred homes were without

power earlier ` Our reporter has been out tonight

in March, where one couple tried in vain to stop the storm flooding

their new bungalow. This gives you an idea of how bad it

has been for some people. This bungalow in March has been flooded.

The carpet is absolutely so`king. This all happened this afternoon.

Let's speak to the owners. How quickly did this happen? Wh`t damage

occurred? It started at 2pm. We don't have an upstairs to ptt

anything. We had to hope th`t the best. We are insured, thankfully. We

have been in touch with thel and were waiting for the assessor to

round. We have lived here shnce February. This was our retirement

home. We thought, great. Were back square one with the decorathng. We

were going to buy a carpet tonight for the lounge. We won't be doing

that now. It has not just bden peoples homes that have been

affected. It has caused real problems on the road. This road left

cars stranded, the A428. Also the Tesco supermarket at bar Hill needed

to close. The Fire Service said they have received hundreds of c`lls and

have been pumping water out of dozens of homes across

Cambridgeshire. The number

of parents being fined for taking their children out of school in this

region has risen dramatically. Since September last year,

headteachers can no longer grant pupils up to 10 days leave

in special circumstances. Now each parent is

fined ?60 per child. The BBC asked all of our local

authorities how many parents they As you can see

from those that replied, all In Luton alone they fined over ,200

parents ` an increase of ovdr 6 %. And in Bedford they prosecuted 32,

an increase of more than 1000%. But there are concerns that

the system isn't fair. I think if I would be critical of

the policy as it stands, it is that the guidance to headteachers of what

constitutes exceptional circumstances is not clearlx defined

are we doubtful stop one arda where government could make a difference

is to make it clear to headteachers what does and does not constitute

exceptional circumstances. More than 100 Royal Mail st`ff

in Peterborough walked out today The action began at the firl's

Orton Southgate building just Postal deliveries to

around 4,000 customers A union representative said staff

returned this afternoon and talks were continuing to try to

resolve the dispute We have an area of heavy and

thundery rain moving across the region over the next few hotrs. That

will start to clear north`e`st words. Tonight will be cooldr than

last night. Tomorrow, it is shaping up quite nicely. There will be some

sunshine around. Workload for the afternoon. Possibly an isol`ted

shower. For most of us, it should stay dry right through the day. It

is looking pretty pleasant for the afternoon. Here is our outlook.

Turning wet and Good evening. We saw some torrential

thunderstorms earlier today. Tomorrow looks like a better day for

most places. It will go downhill into Sunday. This is heading our

way. This is a couple of day's worth of satellite imagery. This is what

was the hurricane. Moving from North America, heading towards the United

Kingdom, pushed along by the jet stream. Heading towards the United

Kingdom for Sunday. A lot of thunderstorms today. The worst was

this afternoon and the evening over the north of England.